Environmental Technician

SCS Engineers is looking for a Technician to work with scientists and engineers on a variety of land redevelopment, electric utility, remediation, chemical/petroleum spill projects, industrial, air monitoring and municipal solid waste/industrial/construction and demolition landfill projects. You will follow regulatory requirements, standard operating procedures, and SCS protocols, exercise independent judgement and be able to complete tasks and projects with little to minimal direction from management. You will be in the field at least 60% of the time and work outdoors in all weather conditions.

Sampling and/or monitoring, which can include the following: soil, soil vapor, groundwater, surface water, air, asbestos. geosynthetics, landfill gas and leachate.
• Basic surveying for well installation projects and well installation oversight.
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of pumps and other equipment.
• Construction oversight of remediation and/or landfill projects.
• Oversight of SCS and/or client subcontractors.
• Calibrate, maintain, test, troubleshoot, order and organize field equipment.
• Perform repairs of field equipment and/or arrange for repair with vendor.
• Report field conditions and test results to supervisor and sometimes directly to the client.
• Prepare and submit daily field logs reporting data collected, field observations, actions taken, and recommended actions to be taken.
• Package, create chains of custody and transfer to courier or ship samples for laboratory analysis.
• Follow SOP for each site and be up to date with health & safety training.
• Local and overnight travel. Travel can range from 10% to 90% of the time.

• Experience with environmental fieldwork preferred.
• Experience with mechanical systems and/or construction preferred.
• Completion of (or willingness to complete) a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training required.
• Valid driver's license with a driving record in good standing required.